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Walker clings to first at Wyndham

Associated Press

Posted:
08/17/2012 11:07:17 PM MDT

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Jimmy Walker shot an 8-under 62 on Friday to top the leader board at 12 under in the Wyndham Championship.

Defending champion Webb Simpson was a stroke back after a 63, and first-round leader Carl Pettersson, Tim Clark, Sergio Garcia and rookie Harris English were 10 under. Pettersson had a 68, Clark shot 67, Garcia 63 and English 64.

Tim Herron matched the tournament record with a 61, but was still nine strokes back.

Play was halted for 1 hour, 17 minutes late in the day when a system of thunderstorms passed through the central North Carolina Triad.

Walker, who began the day four strokes back, had eight birdies in compiling one of the best two-day scores in event history. Only Pettersson at 125 in 2008 was better than Walker through 36 holes at Sedgefield Country Club.

Langer leads at 7-under

ENDICOTT, N.Y. -- Bernhard Langer topped the leader board at 7 under when first-round play in the Dick's Sporting Goods Open was suspended because of rain.

Coming off a victory two weeks ago in the 3M Championship in Blaine, Minn., Langer was facing an 8-foot birdie putt on the 16th hole when play was stopped at En-Joie Golf Course.

Defending champion John Huston, Willie Wood and Chien Soon Lu were 5 under. Willie Wood, one of only 12 players to complete the round, shot a 67. Huston had three holes left, and Lu had nine to go.

Miyazato, Michaels

tied for top spot

NORTH PLAINS, Ore.

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-- Mika Miyazato and Sydnee Michaels shot 7-under 65 in 100-degree heat to share the first-round lead in the LPGA Tour's Safeway Classic.

Miyazato and Michaels each had eight birdies and a bogey on Pumpkin Ridge's Ghost Creek Course.

Cristie Kerr, Inbee Park and Pornanong Phatlum were a stroke back. So Yeon Ryu, the Toledo Classic winner last week, was two shots behind at 67 along with Brittany Lincicome, Alison Walshe and Jee Young Lee.

Michelle Wie opened with a 69, top-ranked Yani Tseng had a 70, and defending champion Suzann Pettersen shot 71.

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